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Southfield Healthcare Law Lawyer
Overview
Stephanie is the Managing Partner of Ottenwess Law. She is a healthcare attorney who provides counsel to clients in transactional matters and compliance with federal and state healthcare regulations, including federal Stark and state self-referral laws, federal and state anti-kickback laws, HIPAA and state privacy laws. Stephanie has a special interest in telemedicine and has counseled health care providers in providing and billing for telemedicine and teleradiology services...
Stephanie is the Managing Partner of Ottenwess Law. She is a healthcare attorney who provides counsel to clients in transactional matters and compliance with federal and state healthcare regulations, including federal Stark and state self-referral laws, federal and state anti-kickback laws, HIPAA and state privacy laws. Stephanie has a special interest in telemedicine and has counseled health care providers in providing and billing for telemedicine and teleradiology services. She also represents executives and physicians in employment contract negotiations and related matters.
About Stephanie P. Ottenwess
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Partner
Practice Areas
- Healthcare Law
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Executive Employment Agreements and Related Matters
- Advisor to Physicians
- Advisor to Executives
- Advisor to Healthcare Businesses
- Compliance
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan, Healthcare Law Section
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- Oakland County Bar Association
Classes and Seminars
- “Healthcare Fraud, Waste and Abuse: What is it and how do you avoid it?” Speaker, Americans Educational Institute, March 2023
- “Future of Law Firms in a Post- COVID World,” Panelist, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel’s Winter Conference, November 4, 2022
- “Medical Records Law in Michigan: Metadata and Audit Trails,” Lorman Educational Seminar, August 27, 2014
- "Stark Q&A with the Attorney," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs, March 19, 2012
- "Marketing Your Services - What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs, March 5, 2012
- Multiple Presentations on Stark Law and the HITECH Act, Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs Conference, March 20, 2011 - March 22, 2011
- What Physicians Should Know About Healthcare Reform for Their Practices, Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. to be Featured Question and Answer Panelists for this AHLA and PNC Healthcare Reform VIP Event, December 9, 2010
Pro Bono Activities
- Love For A Child, Board Member, 2023 - Present
- Father Gabriel Richard High School Booster Club, President, 2022
- Event on Main, Executive Committee Member, Jan 2013 - Jan 2017
Past Positions
- Ottenwess Law, PLC, Southfield, Michigan, Partner, October 1998 - July 2010
- The Health Law Partners, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, Partner, July 2010 - September 2012
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1994
Juris Doctor - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1991
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Graduated with Honors
Articles
Published Works
- "State Response to Opioid Crisis and Opioid Prescribing Requirements: A 50 State Survey, American Health Lawyers Association," Contributing Author, February 2020
- “CLIENT ALERT: What Do Employers Need to Know/Do Preparing for Legal Marihuana in Michigan?” by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. & Matthew A. Schenk, Esq., December 2018
- "CLIENT ALERT: Michigan Supreme Court Affirms the Sanctity of the Peer Review Privilege," by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. & Stephanie L. Arndt, Esq., April 2015
- “CLIENT ALERT: Update on implementation of ICD-10,” May, 2014
- "Business As Usual With the Latest SGR Temporary Fix...But This One Includes a Stunning ICD-10 Delay," by David M. Ottenwess, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Healthcare Michigan, Volume 30, Issue 14, p. 9, April, 2014
- "CLIENT ALERT: SGR Fix and ICD 10 Delay," April, 2014
- "CLIENT ALERT: Update on the 'Two Midnight’ Rule," February, 2014
- Bailey's Head & Neck Surgery Otolaryngology, 5th edition: Business Law and the Practice of Otolaryngology, 2013
- "CLIENT ALERT: Inpatient Admission Issues You Should Know About," October, 2013
- "CLIENT ALERT: HIPAA and the Disclosure of Protected Health Information to Law Enforcement Agencies," October, 2013
- "CLIENT ALERT: HIPAA Recharged: HHS Releases Omnibus Final Rule," by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Christopher J. Allman, Esq., Health Care Weekly Review, April, 2013
- "Welcome Reductions: Final Rules to Cut Regulations for Hospitals, Health Care Providers," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Summer, 2012
- "PPACA Survives: Impact on Imaging", by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, July, 2012
- "CMS Issues Final Rules To Cut Regulations for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers", by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, June, 2012
- "CMS Issues Final Rule on Enrollment, Ordering and Referring, and Documentation Requirements", by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Summer, 2012
- "CMS Issues Final Rule on Enrollment, Ordering and Referring, and Documentation Requirements", by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, May, 2012
- "Proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 - What it Means to the Anesthesia and Pain Communities", by Abby Pendleton, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Communique, Spring, 2012
- "Electronic Health Records: What Physicians Should Know Beyond Meaningful Use and Incentive Payments", by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Neda Mirafzali, Esq., OCMS Bulletin, April/May, 2012
- "OIG Views Favorable a Proposal to Operate Website Containing Coupons and Advertising from Health Care Entities", by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, April, 2012
- "Electronic Health Records: What Physicians Should Know Beyond Meaningful Use and Incentive Payments", by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Neda Mirafzali, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Spring, 2012
- "CMS Provides Guidance on Place of Service Coding," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, March, 2012
- "Recent CMS Initiatives," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, February, 2012
- "Medical Malpractice Tort Reform," by David M. Ottenwess, Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Meagan A. Lamberti and Adrienne D. Dresevic, Radiology Management, March/April, 2011
- "CLIENT ALERT: CMS Changes the Process Hospitals Use to Credential and Grant Privileges to Physicians and Other Practitioners Who Provide Care Through Telemedicine" by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. & Adrienne D. Dresevic, Esq., Summer, 2011
- "Physician's Use of Social Media and Email Communications," by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. & Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Fall, 2011
- "The OIG's New Roadmap on Avoiding Fraud and Abuse," by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Abby Pendleton, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Winter, 2011
- "Proposed HIPPA Regulations: What Physician Practices Need to Know," by Abby Pendleton, Esq., Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., and Stephanie Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Fall, 2010
- "CLIENT ALERT: Proposed HIPAA Regulations May Modify HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules," by Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Summer, 2010
- "Voodoo Economics? Loss of Parental Training and Guidance: The New Battleground in Medical Malpractice Damages.," by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., David M. Ottenwess, Esq. and Melissa E. Graves, Esq., Michigan Defense Quarterly, July, 2010
Office Information
Address
3000 Town CenterSuite 2500 Southfield, MI 48075
Phone
Fax
- 313-965-7680
Achievements
Honors
- Named Michigan Super Lawyers® for Health Care Law 2023
- Top Michigan Business Lawyer, 2023
- Michigan Leading Lawyer in Health Law, 2020 - 2023
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly, “Influential Women of Law”, 2022
- Leading Women Michigan Lawyers the 2020-2023 Women Who Move Detroit, 2022
- Top 100 Leading Women Lawyers in Michigan, 2020 - 2022
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